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Messingham

Ward

The south west of the North Lincolnshire. About 3,679 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 40 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 92% of people in Messingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,797
1,761st least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
92%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Messingham compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

MessinghamMiddle
Population19 wards, North Lincolnshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Lincolnshire19 areas from 3,717 to 14,124. The middle area is 8,277. Messingham is 3,797.
3,7972nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 wards, North Lincolnshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Lincolnshire19 areas from 6.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.0%. Messingham is 92.0%.
92%8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 wards, North Lincolnshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Lincolnshire19 areas from 70.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.4%. Messingham is 95.0%.
95.0%6th lowest
Claimant rate19 wards, North Lincolnshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Lincolnshire19 areas from 1.6% to 7.0%. The middle area is 2.8%. Messingham is 1.8%.
1.8%3rd lowest

Is Messingham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Messingham at a rate of 39.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.9 per 1,000 people across North Lincolnshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Messingham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (53), other crime (41) and criminal damage and arson (28).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North Lincolnshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Lincolnshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Lincolnshire and not Messingham alone. See North Lincolnshire

Average house price
£180,345
Up 3.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,738
52nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.2×
Joint 53rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.5
Joint 98th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Messingham in brief

Messingham had 3,797 usual residents at the census.

About 92% of people in Messingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Messingham, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Messingham, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.